The OWH is pretty conservative. I like it -- except for their stand on gun rights. They are just about as anti-gunowner as the big city newspapers.
I believe the key to the President's increase in vote is the Catholic vote. This is the only time when Catholics were urge to vote against those who are pro-abortion, pro-authanasia, pro-stem cell research, etc. Out of the tens of millions of Catholics only 58% voted for Bush leaving the 42% who didn't care or were not notified.
But 4 years into the future, these will sink into every Catholic consience which should result in a higher ratio next election year, unless the candidate is pro-abortion, then the Catholics won't vote or touch that person.
This fact is not well known because it was planned to be a very very low key campaign against those candidates who are pro-abortion, etc.
Wait and see.